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Complementing the European earth observation and geographic information body of knowledge with a business‐oriented perspective
Author(s) -
Hofer Barbara,
Casteleyn Sven,
AguilarMoreno Estefanía,
MissoniSteinbacher EvaMaria,
Albrecht Florian,
Lemmens Rob,
Lang Stefan,
Albrecht Jochen,
StelmaszczukGórska Martyna,
Vancauwenberghe Glenn,
MonfortMuriach Aida
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transactions in gis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9671
pISSN - 1361-1682
DOI - 10.1111/tgis.12628
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , curriculum , domain (mathematical analysis) , knowledge management , vocabulary , reflection (computer programming) , body of knowledge , data science , geography , computer science , engineering ethics , engineering , sociology , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , mathematics , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , programming language
A body of knowledge (BoK) is an inventory of knowledge or concepts of a domain that serves as a reference vocabulary for various purposes, such as the development of curricula, the preparation of job descriptions, and the description of occupational profiles. To fulfill its purpose, a BoK needs to be up‐to‐date and ideally widely accepted by academia as well as the private and public sectors. This article presents the initiative taken in the Earth observation and geographic information (EO*GI) domain to provide a current, comprehensive education‐ and business‐oriented EO*GI BoK called EO4GEO BoK. In particular, an approach to strengthen the business‐oriented perspective in the EO4GEO BoK is presented. This approach is based on the analysis of professional tasks and the mapping of these tasks to concepts and skills contained in the BoK. A critical reflection of the proposed approach that is based on the experiences gained during a workshop complements this article.